Men's Cross Country Ranked Fifth

Sept. 25, 2001

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked fifth in the MONDO NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Poll, released Tuesday, September 25. The Friars were picked fourth in the preseason poll, released on September 5, and have earned first-place team finishes in the New Hampshire Invitational and the Boston College Invitational. A year ago, the Friars qualified for their sixth-consecutive NCAA Championship, where they finished third overall.

Providence received 327 points in the poll. Colorado tops the rankings with 14 first-place votes and 398 points overall. Stanford (377 points) and Arkansas (362) are ranked second and third respectively, and have one first-place vote each. BIG EAST opponent, Notre Dame (343 points) ranks fourth.

The Friars will compete in the Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, September 29 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The meet is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.

THE MONDO NCAA-I MEN'S PRESEASON CROSS COUNTRY POLL Conducted by the UNITED STATES CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION

Rank    Team (first place votes)    Points1   Colorado (14)               3982       Stanford (1)            3773       Arkansas (1)            3624       Notre Dame              3435       PROVIDENCE              3276       Wisconsin                   3187       Villanova                   3108       North Carolina State        2999       Northern Arizona            26410      Georgetown                  22211      William & Mary              21612      Arizona                     21513      Portland                18514  Michigan                17315  BYU                     17016  Oregon                      16017  Iona College                14818  Weber State             12519  Indiana                     12020  Minnesota                8021  Alabama                      7822  Arizona State                6623  Wake Forest              6324  Eastern Michigan         4125  Air Force                39
Also receiving votes:  Michigan State 24, Dartmouth 20, Texas 15, Duke 8,Penn State 7, Princeton 7, Oklahoma State 6, Navy 4, Virginia 4, Colorado State 3,Iowa 3, MIami (Ohio) 3, Ohio State 3, Washington State 3.

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country versus Friar Invitational on September 5, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on October 3, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at New England Championship on October 10, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Princeton Fall Classic on October 17, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at Rothenberg Run on October 24, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Men's Cross Country at BIG EAST Championship on October 31, 2025 ,

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Northeast Regional on November 14, 2025

Upcoming Event: Men's Cross Country at NCAA Championship on November 22, 2025

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